Bose's newest soundbars can pair with its Ultra Open Earbuds for a virtual surround sound experience. Here's how it works.

That said, Bose's wireless surround speakers for the Smart Soundbar cost $399, so you are saving $100. However, only you get the surround experience, not others who might be watching with you.

The idea is that this delivers the full effect of a surround system without needing extra physical speakers placed around your room. Because of their unique open-ear design, the Bose Ultra Open Ears ...

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Which is just what you need for this new immersive sound mode to be effective. You want to be able to hear the soundbar but ...

When you pair the Ultra Open with the Bose Smart Soundbar, the buds will double as the rear surround speakers in a traditional surround sound set-up. And since they sport an open-ear design ...

Bose isn’t going overboard with the trick, but it adds some nice dimensionality to the sound. “Not everyone wants to invest in the thousands of dollars of rear speakers, surround speakers ...

The size, the sound, and even price ($499) remain the same, but the new model offers an improved AI-powered dialogue mode, ...

If you remember the first-gen Sonos Beam, you will know what the Gen 2 looks like. It has the same dimensions and curved ...

should you save $100 on the price of a set of $399 Bose Surround speakers by getting the $299 Bose Ultra Open Earbuds instead? It depends. I see a few different scenarios here. If you already own ...

plus a wild new option for those who own the company’s Bose Open Ultra Earbuds: surround sound without surround speakers. It’s available starting September 18 from bose.com. Bose’s AI ...

If you have a pair of Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, you can use them as your surround speakers. If you're thinking "ach, Apple does that with AirPods already" or "don't those Sonos Ace headphones do ...